dr. A.J.J. Braaksma (Jan)

Jan Braaksma is associate professor and manager of the chair of Asset Management & Maintenance Engineering at the University of Twente. He is the director of the WCM Summer School part of World Class Maintenance. He has worked for the University of Groningen (RuG) and the Dutch Defense Academy (NLDA). He holds a Master’s degree in Business and ICT and a PhD degree in Economics and Business. Jan’s research focuses on Asset Management and Maintenance Engineering with special attention for sustainable Asset Management, Asset Life Cycle Planning, systems integration and Design for Maintenance.

Main activities

Coordinator professional Master Class Maintenance Engineering & Management
Director WCM Summer School on Maintenance Management & Engineering
Projectleader HUMAN+/SIRA research project in cooperation with NS and Prorail
Co-promotor / Supervisor UTwente (PhD) research project(s)

Business & Economics

# Asset Management
# Assets
# Life Cycle
# Life Cycle Management
# Railway

Engineering & Materials Science

# Industry
# Life Cycle
# Predictive Maintenance

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Asset Management & Maintenance Engineering (AMME)

Jan’s research focuses on Asset Management with a special attention for Asset Life Cycle Planning, Maintenance Engineering & Management, Systems integration, Design for Maintenance, asset information management, prognostics and diagnostics, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)/ Reliability centred maintenance (RCM), Sustainable supply chains (circular Economy).

Research centre (TIME) Twente is Maintenance Excellence

PHD AND PDENG RESEARCH PROJECTS

CURRENT
Postdoc - Jan-Jaap Moerman - Organizational factors and predictive maintenance
PhD - Jan-Jaap Moerman, on Smooth introduction Next Generation Trains in cooperation with NS.
PhD - Henrike Holwerda, on sustainable Asset Management
PhD - Arno Kok, on Integration of IT and OT
PhD - Ashrith Jain - on Condition based Maintenance
PhD - Célia Cannapah - on (eco-) labels
PhD - Shantal Kartoidjojo - on digitalisation and sustainability
PhD - Zeinab Mowlaei - on the societal business case of ATO
PhD - Faazil Fahrooz - IDLEC
EngD - Bodhi Buurman - asset information management - maintenance contracting
EngD - Tim Douma - IDLEC

PAST
PhD - Dr. ir. Merishna Ramtahalsing, on the definition of systems of interest (SIRA project) (2023)
PhD - Dr. Nina Jakubeit, on decision making in an integrated context (SIRA project) (2023)
Postdoc - Willem Haanstra - System Integration (SIRA project) (2022)
PhD - Dr.ir. Willem Haanstra, on Life Cycle Costing in cooperation with Alliander.
PDEng - Sukon Wu, on Innovation Management Planning in cooperation with Strukton Rail.
PhD - Dr. Wieger Tiddens, on Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics in cooperation with NLR and Dutch Defense Academy (finished september 2018)
PhD - Dr. Richard Ruitenburg, on Asset Life Cycle planning in cooperation with Alliander (finished september 2017)

Cannappah, C. , Haanstra, W. , & Braaksma, J. (Accepted/In press). Understanding the goals and needs for the use of eco-labels in the European railway sector. Paper presented at 31st CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2024, Turin, Italy.

Holwerda, H. , Haanstra, W. , & Braaksma, J. (2023). Design principles for successful adoption of life cycle thinking in asset management decision-making. Paper presented at 30th EurOMA Conference "A Systems Lens on Operations" 2023, Leuven, Belgium.

Ramtahalsing, M. M. (2023). Enabling Inter-organizational Change Integration in Sociotechnical Systems: Systems Thinking Applied in the Dutch Railway Systems. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558303

Kok, A. , Martinetti, A. , & Braaksma, J. (2023). RAMS never dies! Applying the approach to IT/OT converged systems. In Proceedings of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023) (pp. 3181-3187). Article P286 Research Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P286-cd

Jakubeit, N. (2023). Coordinated interorganizational decision-making: Dealing with project complexity in the Dutch Railway context. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555937

Tiddens, W. W. , Braaksma, J. , & Tinga, T. (2023). Decision Framework for Predictive Maintenance Method Selection. Applied Sciences, 13(3), Article 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13032021

Ramtahalsing, M. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. (2023). MOSAIC: A Structured Multidisciplinary Analysis for Managing the Integration of Inter-Organizational Changes. Engineering Management Journal, 35(4), 405-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2022.2143709

Tiddens, W. W. , Braaksma, J. , & Tinga, T. (2022). Framework for predictive maintenance method selection. (pp. 1-17). University of Twente.

Jakubeit, N. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. (2022). Co-Designing Sustainable Coordination to Support Inter-Organizational Decision Making. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14(11), Article 6467. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116467

Tiddens, W. W. , Braaksma, J. , & Tinga, T. (2022). Exploring predictive maintenance applications in industry. Journal of quality in maintenance engineering, 28(1), 68-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-05-2020-0029

Moerman, J. J. , Braaksma, J. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Reliable introduction of critical assets: an explorative case study in railways. Journal of quality in maintenance engineering, 27(3), 537-549. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-05-2020-0037

Jakubeit, N. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Coordinating Project Complexities in Inter-Organizational Railway Projects – An Operationalization of the Complexity-Response Framework (Part I). In TESConf 2021 - 10th International Conference on Through-Life Engineering Services https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3945138

Jakubeit, N. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Coordinating Project Complexities in Inter-Organizational Railway Projects – a Multiple Case Study Highlighting the Importance of Relational Coordination (Part II). In TESConf 2021 - 10th International Conference on Through-Life Engineering Services https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3945142

Ramtahalsing, M. M. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Systems Control in Railway Transport, Challenges Towards Managing Integration. In 10th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Service Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

Ramtahalsing, M. M., Kuiper-Hutten, L. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Climate Change in Dutch Railway Infrastructure: Towards a Framework for Adaptation Strategies. In 10th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Service Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

Holwerda, H. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, J. , Coenen, T. , & Santos, J. (2021). Application of Life Cycle Assessment and similar methodologies in Asset Management: A multiple case study. In 10th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Service https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3944549

Haanstra, W. (2021). Life Cycle Valuation: Designing a modular methodology for managing the costs and benefits of physical assets over their life cycle. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036551847

Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, A. J. J. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Designing a hybrid methodology for the Life Cycle Valuation of capital goods. CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology, 32, 382–395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2021.01.017

Moerman, J.-J. , Schraagen, J. M. , Braaksma, J. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2021). Graceful extensibility in asset management: extending the capacity to adapt in managing cyber-physical railway systems. Cognition, technology and work, 24, 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-021-00666-z

Wu, S. K. (2020). Innovation Management Planning: Design of a Maintenance Concept Innovation Management System. [EngD Thesis, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464021462

Ton, B. , Basten, R., Bolte, J. , Braaksma, J., Bucchianico, A. D., Calseyde, P. V. D., Grooteman, F., Heskes, T., Jansen, N. , Teeuw, W. , Tinga, T. , & Stoelinga, M. (2020). PrimaVera: Synergising Predictive Maintenance. Applied Sciences, 10(23), 1-19. Article 8348. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238348

Ramtahalsing, M. , Jafari, M. , Braaksma, J. , Rajabalinejad, M. , & van Dongen, L. (2020). The System (of Interest) Definitions phase: Key features and challenges in the Dutch Railway system. In 2020 IEEE 15th International Conference of System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) (pp. 229-234). Article 9130473 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SoSE50414.2020.9130473

Haanstra, W., Rensink, W.-J. , Martinetti, A. , Braaksma, J. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2020). Design for Sustainable Public Transportation: LCA-Based Tooling for Guiding Early Design Priorities. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(23), 1-17. Article 9811. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239811

Haanstra, W. , Martinetti, A. , Braaksma, J. , & van Dongen, L. A. M. (2020). Design of a Framework for Integrating Environmentally Sustainable Design Principles and Requirements in Train Modernization Projects. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(15), Article 6075. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156075

Coenen, T. B. J. , Haanstra, W. , Braaksma, A. J. J. J. , & Santos, J. (2020). CEIMA: A framework for identifying critical interfaces between the Circular Economy and stakeholders in the lifecycle of infrastructure assets. Resources, conservation and recycling, 155, Article 104552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104552

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Coordinator professional course / Master Class Maintenance Engineering & Management

Director WCM Summer School on Maintenance Management & Engineering

Projectleader ERJU - European Rail Joint Undertaking

Coordinator Research center (TIME) Twente is Maintenance Excellence

Coordinator Master’s course (MEM) Maintenance Engineering & Management and attached PDEng course Maintenance Engineering & Management for PDEng (201500454).

SUPERVISED STUDENTS

2023 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Julia Wezendonk (Min.def)
Stijn Koopmans (Min. def)
Martijn van de Maat (RWS)
Aggelos Fatiou (ASML)
Heni Ju (Fugro)
Bram van Eijk (Arcadis)

2022 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Ellen Siebers (Fleetshield)
Laura Grutters (ProRail)
Quinty Mooij (Min. def)

2021 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Anne Veen (VDL MPC)
Tim Douma (Arcadis)
Mazhar Ibrahim Shaikh (Sutainable Energy Technology - SET - Utwente)

2020 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Veysel Kara (NS)

2019 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Shailin Sewmangel (Strukton Rail)
Folkert Hes (NS)
Pim Cornelissen (DEMCON) Note: Cooperations with BMS - together with prof. van Hillegersberg
Bryan Vlaming (Quaker) Note: Cooperations with BMS - together with Matthieu van der Heijden
Wiebe Mulder (Tennet) Note: Cooperation with EWI - together with Marielle Stoelenga
Rolf Gepke (Liander)
Eduard Costin Tudor (University of Twente)
Joost Driever (Thales)

2018 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Nina Jakubeit (PPG)
Merishna Ramtahalsing (Strukton)
Moniek van Kempen PDENG (Daimler)

2017 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Nigel Sloot (Triogen)

2016 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Alice van der Horst (Shell)
Niels van Noord (Saint Gobain)
Miklos Bartha (Saint Gobain) Note: Cooperation with AVANS Hogeschool

2015 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Jeroen van Beek (Ricardo) - Towards using FBG sensors for catenary inspections an monitoring.
Jelle Wagenvoort (TataSteel) - Continuous structured Maintenance Concept improvement with maintenance feedback at Tata Steel Ijmuiden, The case of strip-tracking deviations at the Hot Strip Mill.
Tijmen van Diepen (Liander) - Categorizing and prioritizing lifetime impacts for Asset Lifecycle Plans.

2014 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Maurits Korse (Liander) – Developing an approach to identify and assess circular value for physical assets.

2013 (UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE)
Sjoerd Vleugel (Philips) - Requirements Engineering at Philips Consumer Lifestyle IT Shaving.
Vincent Klink (Tata Steel) – Design of a maturity model for autonomous maintenance.
Joost Ziggers (Nedtrain) – Initial spare parts assortment decision making: a structured apprach.
Harm Meijering (Stork Technical Services) – Route to a continuous improvement of operational services in a maintenance environment.

2013 (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN)
Berre van den Akker (LU) - Product Lifecycle Management: a lucrative approach?
Ivo van der Zouwen (Philips) – Modular development opportunities for the Philips Senseo.

2013 (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN AND DUTCH DEFENSE ACADEMY)
Casper van Yperen - Under pressure, everything will be liquid – Towards a framework for introducing new hydraulic products into new or existing markets.
Wieger Tiddens (Dutch Ministry of Defence) - Improving Maintenance Strategies at the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
Jasper Stroeve (Bakker Groep Coevorden) - Equipment prioritizing in a preventive maintenance environment.

2012 (University of Groningen)
Jurgen Kolkman (Plymovent) - Improving information Quality @ Plymovent

2010 (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN)
Franklin Weenink (Voorbij Prefab Beton bv.) - Using Lean principles to reduce variability in the production planning.
Bas Tijsma (Nedtrain) – Production in uncertainty – Countering uncertainty by improving planning capabilities to deliver products on time.

2009 (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN)
Rogier Huisman (Rinderinkhof) - Winch up the business performance at Ridderinkhof – Business process improvement at Ridderinkhof.
Frits Kruise (Flint Group Winschoten) – Designing lean scheduling in the semi-process industry.

2007 (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN)
Arjan Kampman (Deloitte) - Maximizing the revenue cycle – The transition of known methods from the telecom industry to logistic service providers.
Laurens Aakster - Voedselwijs (RuG)– beslissingsondersteuning door informatie-uitwisseling in de keten.
Pieter Hoondert (Dutch Cocoa) – TPM bij Dutch Cocoa.
Kees van der Vliet (Unilever) - Spoelwater reductie in de mengafdeling van de fabriek.

Master

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Promotor in the following (PhD and EngD) research project(s):

ir. Arno Kok (AMICO) with NS

Henrike Holwerda (SAMEN) with Alliander

Shantal Kartodjijojo (ERJU) with ProRail

Célia Cannappah (ERJU) with ProRail

Bodhi Buurman (EngD) with Swarco

Jan-Jaap Moerman, on Smooth introduction Next Generation Trains in cooperation with NedTrain.

Past (PhD/EngD) projects:

Dr. Nina Jakubeit (SIRA) with NS and ProRail

Dr.ir. Merishna Ramtahalsing (SIRA) with NS and ProRail ir. Dr.ir. Willem Haanstra (SIRA) with NS and ProRail (as post-doc)

Dr.ir. Willem Haanstra, on TCO/LCC in cooperation with Alliander

Sukon Wu, PDEng, on Advanced Maintenance Planning in cooperation with Strukton.

Dr. Wieger Tiddens, on Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics in cooperation with NLR and Dutch Defense Academy

Dr. Richard Ruitenburg, on Asset Life Cycle planning in cooperation with Alliander

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a.j.j.braaksma@utwente.nl

www.utwente.nl/amme